CRUPPER

crupper

(noun) a strap from the back of a saddle passing under the horse’s tail; prevents saddle from slipping forward

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Noun

crupper (plural cruppers)

A strap, looped under a horse's tail, used to stop a saddle from slipping.

The buttocks or rump, especially of a horse.

Synonym: croupe

A piece of armour covering the hindquarters of a horse.

Verb

crupper (third-person singular simple present cruppers, present participle cruppering, simple past and past participle cruppered)

To fit with a crupper; to place a crupper upon.

Source: Wiktionary


Crup"per (krp"pr in U.S.; krp"r in Eng.), n. Etym: [F. croupi, fr. croupe. See Croup the rump of a horse.] [Written also crouper.]

1. The buttocks or rump of a horse.

2. A leather loop, passing under a horse's tail, and buckled to the saddle to keep it from slipping forwards.

Crup"per, v. t.

Definition: To fit with a crupper; to place a crupper upon; as, to crupper a horse.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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